[Anchan]

Разбавляю визуальный арт своей графоманью. Прошу прощения - дальше длинно и по-английски. А вдруг кто продерется!..

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``Just the place for a Smauglock!'' Thorin had cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each dwarf on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in their hair.

``Just the place for a Smauglock! I have said it twice:
That alone should encourage the crew.
Just the place for a Smauglock! I have said it thrice:
What I tell you three times is true.''

" Who is the Buglar among all these hoods
Who boasts his skill is immense.
Let him open that Door and value the goods
Kill the Smauglock and stop the suspense! "

``The rest of my speech'' (he explained to his men)
``You shall hear when I've leisure to speak it.
But with Smauglock at hand, let me tell you again!
'Tis your glorious duty to seek it!

``For Smauglock's a peculiar creature, that won't
Be caught in a commonplace way.
Do all that you know, and try all that you don't:
Not a chance must be wasted to-day!

Then a scream, shrill and high, rent the shuddering sky,
And they knew that the danger was near:
King Thorin turned pale to the tip of its beard,
And even our Bilbo felt queer.

But while he was reaching for Sting or his Ring,
A Dragon had swiftly drew nigh
And grabbed at Bilbo and hissed at his sword
...but ended with bang on the head with the pot
that Bilbo had brought for the Shire!..

In the midst of the word John was trying to say,
In the midst of his laughter and glee,
He has suddenly given the Dragon a hug -
For the Smauglock was Sherlock, you see.